The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-08-08
THE REFORM PARTY AND ITS ORCANl-
ZATl0N.-AN EXPLANATION.

The following is from this morn
ing's Gazette:
As is quite natural in commune
ty where political parties in the Or
binary acceptation of the term have
never existed, and where nothing in
the way of open political organiza-
ton has ever been known, there APP
pear TO be some members and adj
herents of the present reform party
who fail to understand the details
of the organization now proposed,
and especially the duties and powers
of the so-called central committee.
This committee, which consists of
one delegate from each of the
nine wards, together with
four other members to be
chosen by these nine, making
thirteen in all, is simply central
executive committee to look after
the general interests of the party,
and attend to such matters as do
not properly come within the pro-
vince of the local ward clubs. Those
who are at all familiar with political
movements will understand that
there are many matters liable to
happen during the conduct of a
campaign, which such a body can
deal with more promptly and eff
GENTLY, as well as with much less
waste of time and strength, than if
left to the action of nine different
organizations, meeting in as
many different places. To
illustrate this matter in de-
tail would occupy too much
space, and is, we trust, unnecessary.
On this point, those who have had
no experience should be willing to
accept the judgment of those whose
experience has been large, and who
are unanimous, both as to the ne
cessity of such a body, and what
are its proper functions. One
point, concerning which doubt seems
to have arisen, should be clearly
understood. The central commit
tee is not a nominating convention.
1t does not nominate candidates for
office, nor does it dictate or control
such nominations in any way. The
only thing the central committee
will have to do with the making of
nominations is as follows:
At as early date as possible
probably before many days-that
committee, acting as the representa-
tive head of the party organization,
will fix the time and place for hold
ing the nominating convention, to-
gether with the number of delegates
which each ward shall be entitled to
send, and call upon the different
clubs to meet in their respective
wards and elect their delegates to
said convention. These delegates
will be elected by the various clubs
in open meeting, at times and places
publicly announced, and every voter
who has been enrolled as member
of ward club will have an equal
voice with every other member in
the choice of the said delegates. 1t
will also be in order for any ward
club which may be so disposed, to
instruct its delegation to the nomi-
mating convention, as to whom they
shall recommend and vote for as
candidates. The nominating con-
vention thus chosen will meet at the
time and place indicated by the CEN
trail committee, will proceed to or
ganize, elect its own officers and
transact the business of nominating
candidates for mobiles and represent
atives, without any diotation or
interference from the central COM
mittee OF any other body whatever,
except in so far as they may feel
bound by the instructions of the
ward clubs by whom they were
elected. Whether, in addition to
nominating candidates, the conven-
ton shall put forth PLATFORM 81
principles, will be o matter to be
decided by themselves, subject to
such instructions as may have been
given them by the ward clubs. 1t
will therefore be seen that the nomi-
mating convention will be a truly
representative body, elected in the
fairest and most open manner, sub
ject to no outside diotation, and re-
sponsible only to its constituents,
the ward clubs, and through them
to the voters, The only object of
the above observations has been to
make the matter perfectly clear,
and 1t is hoped by the writer that he
has succeeded,